
After helping England to an emphatic 267-run victory over New Zealand last week, James Anderson has overtaken Pat Cummins to become the No.1 ranked bowler on the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings. At the age of 40 years and 207 days, Anderson is also the oldest player to top the rankings since Australian legspinner Clarrie Grimmett, in 1936.
He’s played an integral part in the recent success of England’s Test team, which has now won 10 of its last 11 matches.
We look at how Twitter reacted to the great James Anderson’s remarkable achievement.
New No.1️⃣ Test bowler: 40-year-old James Anderson 🐐 pic.twitter.com/PrCJcR3He2
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) February 22, 2023
There's never been a world number one Test bowler in their 40s until today. Congratulations to James Anderson. 682 Test wickets and 0 in Iceland.
— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) February 22, 2023
40-year-old James Anderson is the new no.1 ranked Test bowler in the world 🔥👑#CricketTwitter #india #england pic.twitter.com/wgLkJcdciK
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) February 22, 2023
James Anderson is eternal 🐐
— Sport360° (@Sport360) February 22, 2023
He has touched the 𝐍𝐨.𝟏 Test ranking for the 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 time in his career 🤯 pic.twitter.com/cmzQwlPPqz
After taking 7-54 in the first Test, James Anderson is the new number 1⃣ Test bowler!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) February 22, 2023
The former number 1, Pat Cummins drops down to 3#NZvENG pic.twitter.com/SwxysArrR8
Pat Cummins' streak of 1,466 days as the No.1 Ranked Test bowler ends.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 22, 2023
– James Anderson the master!
It's James Anderson's world, we're just living in it 😍#JamesAnderson #Cricket #ICCRankings #England #NZvsENG pic.twitter.com/u79ESp8ZFl
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) February 22, 2023
James Anderson, now Number 1 ranked Test Bowler at 40 years old. 🐐🔥. – pic.twitter.com/q3qFV1oFoo
— Ephraim Ben Ghouri 🏴 (@Bazballing) February 22, 2023
Lwanele Poswayo is a Content Writer for Bet.co.za and host of the UFC section on the Bet Central Podcast. Lwanele studied Sports and Recreation Management and has three years of experience as a sports writer. His passion for sports has seen him cover several sporting codes, including soccer, MMA and cricket, with his main focus being cricket betting.


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